Inglewood near New Plymouth. A giant rhododendron and the town War Memorial.
Inglewood.
Like Stratford further out Inglewood was also settled after the Maori Taranaki Wars of the 1860s when land was confiscated from the rebelling Maoris. Prime Minister Julius Vogel wanted the area settled by Europeans and his assisted migration program saw the district settled by English, Prussians, Danes and Swiss. The town was established in 1873 after the forests were cleared and the railway from New Plymouth reached the burgeoning town in 1875. The town is not known for its historical buildings but in the main street you will see St Andrews Anglian Church which was built in 1922(number 106 left) and Nelson’s Bakery was built in 1928 (number 45 right), the old Shoe Store (1910) is on a corner and brightly painted (number 58 -left), and the old railway station which was built in 1876 to a standard Vogel Prime Ministership era design. It was expanded in 1891 and 1897. The town claims that is has the largest rhododendron in New Zealand. The variety behind the local War memorial is Sir Robert Peel.
Inglewood near New Plymouth. A giant rhododendron and the town War Memorial.
Inglewood.
Like Stratford further out Inglewood was also settled after the Maori Taranaki Wars of the 1860s when land was confiscated from the rebelling Maoris. Prime Minister Julius Vogel wanted the area settled by Europeans and his assisted migration program saw the district settled by English, Prussians, Danes and Swiss. The town was established in 1873 after the forests were cleared and the railway from New Plymouth reached the burgeoning town in 1875. The town is not known for its historical buildings but in the main street you will see St Andrews Anglian Church which was built in 1922(number 106 left) and Nelson’s Bakery was built in 1928 (number 45 right), the old Shoe Store (1910) is on a corner and brightly painted (number 58 -left), and the old railway station which was built in 1876 to a standard Vogel Prime Ministership era design. It was expanded in 1891 and 1897. The town claims that is has the largest rhododendron in New Zealand. The variety behind the local War memorial is Sir Robert Peel.